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Buy This PhotoThe Groveport Madison school district has had to deal with a lot more traffic congestion at the high school in 2013 after the failure of a levy in May caused the school board to cut busing to the high school. A line of waiting vehicles is visible in the background as Groveport Madison High School Assistant Principal Laura Soltis helped direct traffic into the parking lot Aug. 19.

Request to buy this photoEric Albrecht/The Columbus DispatchVehicles enter the parking lot at Groveport Madison High School as traffic backs up on Hamilton Road Aug. 19, the first day of school for high school freshmen.

Request to buy this photoEric Albrecht/The Columbus DispatchFreshman Kaleb Edgerton, 14, waves goodbye as he prepares to walk through the parking lot after being dropped off at Groveport Madison High School Aug. 19. The district is not providing high school busing this year, so students have to find their own way to class.